Following months of industrial action by unions across industries, including health, education, and transport, the secretary of the peak union body in the Australia state of New South Wales (NSW) said more action was to follow until their wage demands were met. Unions NSW Secretary Mark Morey said rising inflation and cost of living, along…
More Strikes May Come Until Wage Demands Met: Australia Union Boss
Australian Retail Sales in January Better Than Expected
Australian retail sales held up well in January despite the initial chaos caused by rising Omicron cases and its impact on staffing and supply chains, according to Mastercard spending data. Across the country, retail sales were 4.9 percent higher in January compared to the same time last year, and the figure is up 14.4 percent…
Prime Minister’s National Security Message Rattles Opposition Leader
February 21, 2022
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Commentary Australia is back in election mode and last week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison finally managed to put national security onto the election agenda for 2022. The clearest sign that Morrison had finally got his national security message up was the way Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese began to look really rattled last week. And rattled…
Australian PM Wants ‘Full Investigation’ Into Chinese Warship’s Targeting of Airforce Plane
February 20, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is pushing hard for a “full investigation” into a maritime incident on Feb. 17 that saw a Chinese warship point a military-grade laser at an Australian surveillance plane—a hostile act normally preceding the firing of weapons, according to one defence expert. The Morrison government has reacted strongly to the incident,…
Entire Sydney Train Network Shuts Down Without Notice in Fight Between Union and Government
The complete shutdown of Sydney’s train network from Monday morning, without prior notice, has been labelled by the New South Wales (NSW) transport minister as the “most unAustralian act I’ve ever heard of.” David Elliot said the transport union failed to show up to a conciliation meeting at 8 p.m. on Sunday, giving the government…
Australia-UK Deepen Security Ties, Welcome AUKUS Progress
February 18, 2022
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The United Kingdom has pledged 25 million pounds to “strengthen regional resilience” to combat ongoing security challenges in the Indo-Pacific. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the announcement during a virtual meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Feb. 17, where both leaders pledged to support the rules-based international order and respect the “sovereign…
Australia’s Religious Freedom Bill Doomed From the Start
Commentary The promise to legislate for religious freedom protections was considered a key commitment of the Coalition during the 2019 election campaign. The case of the Catholic Archbishop of Hobart, Julian Porteous, who was brought to the Tasmanian anti-discrimination commission simply because he authorised the distribution of a booklet outlining the Church’s position on traditional…
Chinese State-Run Media Picks Australian Opposition Leader for Prime Minister
February 15, 2022
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The Chinese regime’s vocal mouthpiece, The Global Times, has weighed in on Australia’s impending federal election, publishing an op-ed advocating for Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Anthony Albanese to lead the country. In a rather backhanded manner, retired Australian diplomat Bruce Haigh—who authored the piece—said Albanese was “not an intellectual” and was afraid of upsetting…
Australian PM Calls out Beijing for Lack of Action on ‘Real Risk’ of Russian Invasion
February 15, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned of “very real risks” of conflict involving Russian forces along the Ukrainian border, at the same time, he called out Beijing for not denouncing Moscow for inciting tensions in the region. Morrison revealed that on the evening of Feb. 14, he met with the National Security Committee of…
Reckless Australian Prime Minister Imperils Fair Sexual Assault Trial
Commentary There’s been endless kerfuffle about the implications of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s apology to former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins with eminent lawyers claiming his comments were reckless, and warning they may derail any chance of both parties in the criminal case being given a fair trial. One thing is for sure: the case’s…
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